Scouting report: This completes the four-game season series, with the potential head-to-head playoff tiebreaker at stake . . . The Heat led the series 2-1, winning 104-94 Oct. 28 at home in their season opener, losing 99-81 Dec. 9 in Charlotte, and most recently winning 98-95 Feb. 5 in Charlotte . . . The Heat are seeking to win the season series for the fifth time in six years, having split 2-2 last season . . . The Heat have won 12 in a row at home against Charlotte, as well as 20 of the last 23 meetings at AmericanAirlines Arena . . . The Heat enter 11-8 against the Eastern Conference at home . . . This is the second game of a three-game homestand that concludes Saturday against the Cavaliers . . . The Heat opened the homestand with Monday's 124-119 victory over the Nuggets, now 10-4 since the All-Star break . . . The Heat catch the Hornets on the second night of a back-to-back set after a Wednesday home game against Orlando, with this Charlotte's lone road game in a 10-game span . . . Both teams have bolstered their wing rotations since last meeting, with the Heat adding Joe Johnson and the Hornets adding Courtney Lee . . . For the Heat, Tyler Johnson (shoulder) and Chris Bosh (blood clot) are out, with Hassan Whiteside (foot) questionable . . . For the Hornets, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (shoulder) and Spencer Hawes (back) are out.